Opening to our Thriller Film (Idea 3): Final Concept + Shot list

Opening to our Thriller Film:
Final Concept + Shot list For Our Third and Final Idea

Due to the fact that we can't use the shipping container for our previous idea, as they are now currently locked. Myself and James have came up with another idea. This idea of ours will be our final idea as we believe it is possible to create and is not over complicated. We will still use our same location and characters.

Final Idea:

A young innocent, trouble-free, "down to Earth" teenage boy around the age of 16 will be taking his daily walk in a park. The teenage boy will then become thirsty and will need a drink, he'll put his bag down next to the shipping container and will then take a bottle of water out from his bag and drink it.  Then, suddenly we watch a mysterious walk through the entrance to the park. The mysterious figure will then grab hold of the boy and will force him to the ground by hitting his head on the metal container (we will edit and carefully film this scene so no one gets hurt in the process). The mysterious figure will then pull the teenage boy along the ground behind the shipping container. The audience will not see what is behind the area, this can be used to signify an enigma - what is going to happen now? whats behind the container? Why has this happened? This will be our thrilling cliffhanger. 

However, when we start to film our opening, if the shipping container is open, unlocked and empty,  myself and James will film both ideas. By doing this we can then compare this idea and our previous idea to see which is better. Also, we will make two final outcomes, one in black&white and the other in colour. Then we can compare them both to see which creates more suspense to our Opening To A Thriller Film. 


Shot List:

• Shot 1) Camera pans down from the sky to a tilted long shot which shows a vanishing point. The vanishing point will be the end of a pathway with tress either side of it. The young teenage boy walks down the pathway and past the camera. Myself and James thought this would be an excellent shot for the opening. The shot was inspired by the ending scene from the film "The Third Man" (1949).
  
  
  
• Shot 2) Pan shot of the boy walking past trees.
  
  
• Shot 3) Boy walks towards the shipping container.
  
  
• Shot 4) Boy puts bag down, close ups will be used here. Takes an item such as a bottle of water out from his bag and drinks it.
  
  
• Shot 5) Mysterious figure walks up behind the boy, close up of feet walking will be used.
  
  
• Shot 6) The mysterious figure will "smash" the boy's head against the metal container (editing and cleaver acting with good camera work will be used to stop anyone from being hurt during filming). Extreme close ups and close ups will be used here to show suspense.
  
  
• Shot 7) Close ups of the mysterious figure dragging the stone cold body round the corner of the shipping container. I use "stone cold" because the audience will not know if the boy is either dead or knocked unconscious. Our film will cut to a black screen where the titles of the film will fade in or suddenly appear - much like the titles in the trailer for Animal Kingdom (Animal Kingdom trailer - click here).